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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>)
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Subject: Re: Funny file names
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Date: Wed, 15-May-85 16:57:53 EDT
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> ... make sure that just typing the
> name doesn't result in the shell expanding it to something else.

Most often, using 'quoting' will solve that problem.